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[metalslimer]

That deal was not worth it. No sir.

It would have sold better on the Wii. It probably would have done better on the PS3/360.

Better luck next time, Sega. Maybe a good game?

Pretty sure Black Knight did better than this...

 

[GulAtiCa]

Super Hedgehog Galaxy < 30k (2 platforms)

Yikes! Even with how badly it reviewed.. I'm still saddened by this.

Guess we should rename it Sonic Lost Sales..

 

[blitzwolf215]

When did colors come out?

Edit: Nov 16, so closer to holiday sales rush. i think it will have legs.

 

[Bruno MB]

Just for comparison's sake, Sonic and the Secret Rings debuted selling 83,500 units.

 

[Freezie KO]

Super Hedgehog Galaxy < 30k (2 platforms)

"Now on clearance. Gotta go fast."

 

[allan-bh]

Ugh. Not great. On the other hand, it released on Oct 29.

What's the period the data is covering?

That's sales for 5 days

 

[shinra-bansho]

Super Hedgehog Galaxy < 30k (2 platforms)

Money well spent, Nintendo.

So they sold $4000 copies at 4000x of a price. If they sold it for 0.99, they wouldn't make that money in their lifetime.

Meh, Angry Birds: Star Wars probably makes much more than that on other platforms and through other avenues, purchases on AppStore, ad revenue on Android, and of course merchandising.

 

[Metallix87]

"Now on clearance. Gotta go fast."

Oh man, I would totally buy both games at $20 or less!

 

[BLACK AMERICAN PSYCHO]

Just for comparison's sake, Sonic and the Secret Rings debuted selling 83,500 units.

:lol

 

[creamsugar]

120k< The REAL Ellen Page < 125k

 

[LOCK]

Sonic has legs, especially holiday legs.

 

[Yawnier]

120k< The REAL Ellen Page < 125k

Eh, this is lower than Heavy Rain in it's first month in Feb 2010.

 

[Yanikun]

Better luck next time, Sega. Maybe a good game?

But Sonic Lost World is good. At least the 3DS version, miles better than Sonic Generations two years earlier.

 

[shinra-bansho]

120k< The REAL Ellen Page < 125k

Better than expected really, given the UK performance.

 

[BLACK AMERICAN PSYCHO]

120k< The REAL Ellen Page < 125k

Hmmmmm Not sure how to feel about this, it had commercials and things like that so this is a definitely a bomba right?

 

[Sakura]

120k< The REAL Ellen Page < 125k

Dang. Didn't this have a bigger budget than Heavy Rain, and yet it's like half the sales?

 

[DaBoss]

Just for comparison's sake, Sonic and the Secret Rings debuted selling 83,500 units.

And that's only on the Wii.

I'm not surprised by the 3DS version doing terrible since it looked like a bad game and there were much better games to play in the month of October, but Wii U...holy shit...

120k< The REAL Ellen Page < 125k

Not too good. =/

 

[Pie and Beans]

It would have sold better on the Wii. It probably would have done better on the PS3/360.

Factor in PS3/360/PC/XBONE/PS4 as potential platforms without an exclusivity deal and still having that WiiU version and Sega walked into a building that is on fire to sign such papers.

Mario & Sonic Winter Olympic Bomba is the cherry on top of the entire fail-cake. Who knows what the third game is. A looping FMV of Sonic coughing up rings into a toilet with an IOU taped to his butt if they can afford it.

 

[Skiesofwonder]

Angry Birds: Star Wars 3DS/Vita and Sonic Lost World WiiU/3DS released on October 29th (five days of charting) so that might explain the lower then expected sales. Both will probably end up selling 100k+ LTD (combined SKUs).

 

[Manmademan]

120k< The REAL Ellen Page < 125k

Heavy rain was 175k, wasn't it? Hmm...disappointing but a really tough month.

 

[Metallix87]

But Sonic Lost World is good. At least the 3DS version, miles better than Sonic Generations two years earlier.

Both versions of Lost World scored poorly, didn't they?

 

[allan-bh]

120k< The REAL Ellen Page < 125k

Heavy Rain wins.

 

[BLACK AMERICAN PSYCHO]

Creamsugar, can we get Vita and wii u hardware sale numbers.

 

[DarkLordMalik]

120k< The REAL Ellen Page < 125k

Not a total bomb but not good as well.

Thanks for the numbers creamsugar

 

[iammeiam]

120k< The REAL Ellen Page < 125k

Not horrible, but I don't see word of mouth giving this much in the way of legs, so it'll probably end up an overall disappointment.

 

[Prince Vultan]

120k< The REAL Ellen Page < 125k

Expected much less.

Hoping it does decent long term like Heavy Rain.

 

[Y2Kev]

120k< The REAL Ellen Page < 125k

Ugh, wow. Worse than HR.

 

[metalslimer]

Hmmmmm Not sure how to feel about this, it had commercials and things like that so this is a definitely a bomba right?

With the budget it had, it seems so. Should not have launched at that time....although secretly I like to think people realize David Cage can't write.

Both versions of Lost World scored poorly, didn't t

The people who buy Sonic games typically aren't the people paying attention to this. Look at Sonic 06,

 

[Zen]

Heavy rain was 175k, wasn't it? Hmm...disappointing but a really tough month.

HEAVY RAIN PS3 SONY Feb-10 219.3K

Not unexpected for the end of the generation and in such a stacked month.

 

[cosmicblizzard]

Hey creamsugar, you got Phoenix Wright numbers?

 

[gamergirly]

Yikes! Even with how badly it reviewed.. I'm still saddened by this.

Guess we should rename it Sonic Lost Sales..

Sonic was a good pairing for Nintendo, the problem is that the Hedgehog has lost his identity with audiences in a stand alone context. Wii U will do better with some new IPs in the future....

 

[Hyperactivity]

All I'm saying is next month it won't be the best selling hardwere .

You tell yourself that.

Even if its not next month, the months following will resume the streak

 

[Kazerei]

Really curious to know how ACIV did. ACIII debuted at 2.9 million last November. I guess we should wait another month to pass judgment on ACIV, since the next-gen versions aren't out yet, and November is a big month for sales.

 

[The Abominable Snowman]

Creamsugar, can we get Vita and wii u hardware sale numbers.

Ever hear of foreplay?

Gotta tease it a little before you stick it in and get to business.

 

[Immaculate]

Hey creamsugar, you got Phoenix Wright numbers?

would love this as well but would he be able to do since its a digital only release?

 

[BLACK AMERICAN PSYCHO]

With the budget it had, it seems so. Should not have launched at that time....although secretly I like to think people realize David Cage can't write.

Sony basically sent this shit to die with next gen on the horizon, should have did a PS3 port. Sony seems to enjoy sending their games out to bomb.

 

[DaBoss]

Hey creamsugar, you got Phoenix Wright numbers?

It's digital only. AFAIK, NPD doesn't have access to that information.

 

[DarkLordMalik]

Hey creamsugar, you got Phoenix Wright numbers?

Phoenix Wright is digital only, no?

 

[Zen]

Yikes! Even with how badly it reviewed.. I'm still saddened by this.

Guess we should rename it Sonic Lost Sales..

Lower than Then Black Knight!

Can't wait to see the next mainline installment.

 

[ghst]

david cage needs to find someone who can write a story, someone who can design gameplay and someone who can sell a videogame.

then he can take that holiday.

 

[shinra-bansho]

Ugh, wow. Worse than HR.

Eh, I think if you consider the worse reception, the lack of novelty in terms of mechanic, release timing, and the generally depressed market it's still a bomba, but not unexpected that it sells worse.

 

[chadboban]

Hey creamsugar, you got Phoenix Wright numbers?

I don't think NPD counts digital.

 

[Aaron Strife]

Lost World will probably have legs, Sonic 06 sold extremely well in spite of being such a turd, but hot damn.

Better hope that third game is Sonic Adventure 3 if they want to get any sales.

 

[Astral Dog]

YAY 3DS

 

[Pie and Beans]

Wii U will do better with some new IPs in the future....

It will do wonderfully.

 

[Sakura]

Hey creamsugar, you got Phoenix Wright numbers?

I thought Phoenix Wright was digital only?

 

[KillerTravis]

oh i was kidding. there hasn't been third party games in ages!
I don't blame them. no one buys 3DS software that isn't a nintendo mascot.

You are so salty. Sorry the shitty Ubisoft games don't sell on Nintendo platforms.

 

[cosmicblizzard]

I don't think NPD counts digital.

Phoenix Wright is digital only, no?

It's digital only. AFAIK, NPD doesn't have access to that information.

would love this as well but would he be able to do since its a digital only release?

Ah, thought they started tracking digital for some reason. Guess not yet.

 

[Papercuts]

Beyond dropping from HR numbers when the userbase has grown a lot isn't instilling much confidence.

And ouch at Sonic.

 

[Supermanisdead]

of course X outsold Y. did u see mega charizard X? don't know why it wasn't 1.6 M for X and .1 M for Y.